Strategic Asset Manager (Water Treatment)

Job title: Strategic Asset Manager (Water Treatment)

Company: Severn Trent Water


Job description: Want to do the best work of your life? Playing your part in ensuring we can supply our customers with safe, high quality drinking water over the next five to 25 years, and beyond. Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.Our purpose is taking care of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care.Therefore, we are excited to announce a new opportunity to join our Water Treatment Asset Strategy Team as a Strategic Asset Manager (Water Treatment), based in our Coventry office.This team develops the medium to long term strategy for water treatment, develops our five-year business plans and strategy submissions to Ofwat and the Drinking Water Inspectorate whilst working with our tactical, operational and delivery teams, and makes investment decisions to balance risk and performance to future proof against challenges such as climate change and pollution.The role of the Strategic Asset Manager is varied and will depends on where we are in the regulatory AMP cycle. A typical week could see you developing business cases aimed at dealing with future drinking water quality and treatment challenges, researching and reviewing future legislation, looking at climate change impacts on raw water quality/treatability or acting as a project sponsor for teams delivering complex, strategic programmes of work.Collaboration and collective decision making is key for this role, working with our teams of amazingly experienced technical experts as well as professionals, practitioners, academics and regulators outside our organisation – a chance to build your network!Does this sound like the role for you? Well, if it does, read on…EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOWComprising of four Strategic Asset Managers and Analysts reporting to our Asset Strategy Lead for Water Treatment, the team is relatively small but has a huge influence on the direction of our organisation. Key accountabilities will be:

• Translating the outputs from Ofwat’s final determination of our business plan (PR24) into practical plans.
• Making clear and sometimes difficult prioritisation decisions to ensure that our investment plans balance capital and operational spend.
• Undertaking medium- and long-term planning, taking into consideration future needs, opportunities and legislation e.g. related to climate change and pollution. This will include the development and writing of our next business plan submissions to Ofwat (PR29), following in the footsteps of our successful ones for PR24.
• Ensuring that you have current knowledge of drinking water quality and treatment processes and working practices, developing links with other water companies and organisations where appropriate.
• Considering the life cycle of a variety of water treatment assets and supporting with developing asset class strategies for them.
• Working with colleagues and the DWI to develop our drinking water quality enhancement programme.
• Working alongside our tactical asset planning team to provide sponsorship for strategic projects.
• Supporting the development of, and adherence to, our corporate Asset Management Framework.
• Working with other teams, both internally and externally to ensure plans are communicated and that competing priorities are understood and managed.
• Potential periodic line management/mentoring/coaching of graduates and apprentices who have placements within the team.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLEThe ideal candidate will have a degree or post-graduate qualification within a scientific, environmental, technical or engineering discipline, or the equivalent experience. You will be forward looking and proactive, with the ability to work alone using your own initiative and motivation. You will possess excellent communication (written and verbal), influencing skills and be able to convey detailed information in simple language for a variety of audiences. You will be able to make complex decisions through analysis of technical and financial data to ensure the best outcomes for our customers and stakeholders.As well as being able to analyse data and recommend plans and strategies, you will need to be great at writing these down in high quality business cases and articulating them verbally to a variety of stakeholders.Knowledge and experience of one or more of the following are preferable, however candidates with similar experience in an equivalent industry will be considered:

• Water treatment processes.
• Drinking Water Quality analysis and regulation.
• Delivery/design of water industry capital investment.
• Water industry asset management/strategy.
• Hydrology/Hydrogeology – source to tap

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?We do more, because we care.WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUIt’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 additional days per year)
• Salary – £51,888 – £59,406 dependant on experience
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 depending on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXTWe can’t wait to hear from you.Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please do reach out to our amazing team of recruiters at [email protected].And if your curiosity has peaked and you’re wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

Expected salary: £51888 – 59406 per year

Location: Coventry

Job date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 06:56:45 GMT

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